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Acts 20:18

I.                  He practiced with-ness Mark 3:14

a.     Sevenmen were accompanying him 20:4, 19:29

b.     Noticethe words that are used to express with-ness

                                                 i.     Us 20:5, 14

                                                ii.     We 20:6, 13, 14, 15

                                              iii.     With 20:14, 34

c.      Life onlife discipleship

                                                 i.     Your character caught by your friend

                                                ii.     Your habits become his habits

                                              iii.     Your loves his loves

d.     Discipleshipis a deep friendship based on spiritual things

                                                 i.     Prayer 

                                                ii.     Bible study

                                              iii.     Spiritual service

e.     With himin all seasons 20:18

f.       They sawthe importance of preaching and exhorting 

                                                 i.     Much exhortation 20:2

                                                ii.     Long preaching 20:9

                                              iii.     Publicly and privately 20:20

                                             iv.     Preaching the whole counsel of God 20:27

II.                He served the Lord 20:19

a.     The wordserved means like a slave 

                                                 i.     Someone who is owned by another

                                                ii.     Someone who does not have power over their own life

                                              iii.     Someone who does not make their own decisions

                                             iv.     The unprofitable servant Luke 17:7-10

b.     Withhumility—doing the will of God from the heart Ephesians 6:6

c.      Withtears or compassion Hebrews 5:2

d.     Withtemptations or much opposition—the Jews, no one said that it was easy—He came tobring a sword

III.             He taught them

a.     All thatwas profitable 20:20

                                                 i.     Publicly 

                                                ii.     Privately

b.     Withoutregard to race 21

                                                 i.     They were to show repentance toward God 17:30,26:20, II Corinthians 7:10

                                                ii.     Faith toward Jesus Christ 13:38-39, Galatians 2:16

c.      Thewhole counsel of God 27

IV.             He showed them 

a.     Moneywas never his goal 20:33

b.     He waswilling to work hard 20:34

c.      He wasthere to help not be helped 20:35

d.     He wouldrather give than get 20:35, II Corinthians 8:9